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Teresa, Mother, 1910–97, Roman Catholic missionary in India, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, b. Skopje (now in Macedonia) as Agnes Goxha Bojaxhiu. Of Albanian parentage, she went to India at 17, becoming a nun and teaching school in Calcutta (now Kolkata). In 1948 she left the convent and founded the Missionaries of Charity, which now operates schools, hospitals, orphanages, and food centers worldwide. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

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No references found			For such a tiny woman, Mother Teresa had big dreams. Mother to the world's poor: how Mother Teresa achieved greatness by ... by Anderson, Amy / Success A lbanian born Mother Teresa made Kolkata her home and dedicated her life to the service of poor and destitute children. Mother Teresa remembered on her death anniversary by Asian News International Born Agnese Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje in 1910 to Albanian parents, Mother Teresa lived in the city for 18 years before joining the Sisters of Loreto and embarking on her famous humanitarian mission. A tactless and tasteless homage to Mother Teresa by Pencic, Divna / The Architectural Review			Moteius Shumauskas Motejus Valancius motel Motet moth moth mullein mothball mother Mother Ann Mother Carey's chicken Mother Carey's chickens Mother Courage mother glass mother goddess Mother Goose Mother Jones mother liquor mother lode Mother Lode Country mother map Mother Nature Mother Neff State Park mother rock Mother St. Agatha mother superior Mother Teresa Mother's Day Mother's Day and Father's Day Mother-in-Law Day mother-of-coal mother-of-emerald Mother-of-Pearl mother-of-pearl clouds motherboard motherboard processor motherboard tattoo Motherhood Mothering Sunday Mothers of Large Families mothers, the Motherwell Motherwell and Wishaw Motherwell, Robert Mothes, Kurt Mothman Festival Motif Motilal Nehru motile motility symbiosis Motion motion analysis			Mother of Toilet Seat Mother of Twins Mother of vinegar Mother Old, Baby Young Mother passed away, hospital bills Mother Patern College of Health Sciences Mother queen Mother River Protection Operation mother rock Mother Saradadevi Social Service Society Mother Seton Mother Seton Mother Seton Day Mother ship Mother ship Mother ship mother ships Mother Shipton Mother Shipton Mother Shiptons Mother St. Agatha Mother Submarine mother superior mother superior mother superior mother superior Mother Superior Complex mother superiors mother superiors mother taking student loan funds of daughter Mother Teresa Mother Teresa (Criticism) Mother Teresa Children's Foundation Mother Teresa of Calcutta Mother Teresa of India Mother Teresa/Mother Teresa (Adam Carr's original text) Mother Theresa Mother Theresa Mother Theresa Mother Theresa of Calcutta Mother theresea mother tincture mother tincture Mother to Child Transmission Mother to Child Transmission Prevention Mother to Mother Ministry mother tongue mother tongue Mother Tongue Annoyances Mother Tongue Influence Mother Tongue Language mother tongues Mother tounge Mother Truckin Skull Diggers Mother Very Thoughtfully Made A Jelly Sandwich Under No Protest Mother Vessel Mother Wanted a Girl Mother water

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Teresa, Mother (redirected from Mother Teresa)

Teresa, Mother
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